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Apple Configurator: Deploying Iphone and Ipad
Apple Configurator: Deploying Iphone and Ipad
Apple Configurator
iOS devices can be configured for enterprise deployment using a wide variety of tools
and methods. End users can set up devices manually with a few simple instructions from
IT, or device setup can be automated using Configuration Profiles or a third-party Mobile
Device Management (MDM) server.
System requirements
Mac computer
OS X Lion v10.7.2
iTunes 10.6
Apple Configurator works with devices
running iOS 4.3 or later, and can supervise
devices running iOS 5.0 or later.
Activating devices
To prepare devices so you (or end users)
dontneed to complete iOS Setup Assistant,
restore the devices with the backup from a
device that already has iOS Setup Assistant
completed. Apple Configurator doesnt do
first-time activation of iPhone or iPad devices
on a cellular network, but it can reactivate
previously activated devices as part of the
configuration process.
Settings
Like iTunes, Apple Configurator lets you name devices and install iOS updates. Additionally,
Apple Configurator can configure preferences including Lock screen wallpaper, Home
screen layout, and other settings that can be manually configured ona device and
backed up to Apple Configurator.
Apple Configurator makes it easy to configure many devices with the same settings.
Simply configure one device with the settings and preferences that you want on all
the devices, then back up using Apple Configurator. Apple Configurator simultaneously
restores the backup to the other devices as wellup to 30 USB-connected devices at the
same time.
Like iPhone Configuration Utility, Profile Manager in OS X Lion Server, and third-party
Mobile Device Management solutions, Apple Configurator can create and install
Configuration Profiles for the following settings:
Exchange ActiveSync accounts
VPN and Wi-Fi settings
Passcode length, complexity, and local wipe settings
MDM enrollment settings
Device restrictions
Certificates
Web clips
Configuration Profiles created using other tools can be easily imported into Apple
Configurator. For a full list of configuration profile settings that are available in
AppleConfigurator, visit http://help.apple.com/configurator/mac/1.0.
If you want to connect devices to a Mobile Device Management server, use Apple
Configurator to install MDM settings before handing the device over to an end user.
Once a device is enrolled in your organizations MDM server, you can configure settings
remotely, monitor for compliance with corporate policies, and wipe or lock the device.
For more information on the capabilities of Mobile Device Management in iOS, visit
www.apple.com/business/mdm.
Apps
To install an App Store app on your devices, purchase and download the app in iTunes,
add it to Apple Configurator, and then install the app during device configuration.
To install paid App Store apps using Apple Configurator, you must participate in
the Volume Purchase Program (VPP). Apple Configurator automatically redeems
codes provided by your VPP Program Facilitator or authorized volume purchaser to
installapps.
The apps list in Apple Configurator shows which apps are free and how many
redemption codes remain for paid apps. Each time you install an app on a device,
one redemption code is used from the VPP spreadsheet that was imported into
AppleConfigurator. Redemption codes cant be reused. When you run out, you need
to import more to install the app on more devices. If a paid app is uninstalled from a
supervised or assigned device, it can be installed later on another device. The VPP code
isnot reactivated, so future installation needs to take place using AppleConfigurator
on the Mac that originally installed the app.
Paid apps from the App Store can only be installed using redemption codes acquired
through the Volume Purchase Program for Business or Education. The Volume Purchase
Program is not available in all regions. For more information, visit www.apple.com/
business/vpp or www.apple.com/education/volume-purchase-program.
You can also install in-house apps that were developed and distributed within your
organization, rather than purchased from the iTunes Store. Add your app (which
includes the distribution provisioning profile) to Apple Configurator and then install
itduring device configuration.
Important: Apps installed using Apple Configurator are tied to the device theywere
installed on, not to a specific Apple ID. To update apps deployed using Apple Configurator,
you must reconnect to the same Mac from which the apps were installed. Additionally,
you cant redownload these apps via iTunes in the Cloud. Therefore, its recommended
that Apple Configurator be used to install App Store apps on supervised or assigned
devices only.
Deployment Examples
The scenarios below illustrate how you can use Apple Configurator to quickly deploy
customized devices.
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